K.N. Banet > Quotes

“Is this how you win my heart now? New security features?”
― K.N. Banet, Shades of Hate

“The opinions of teenagers are about as useful as what comes out of Carey’s horses.”
― K.N. Banet, Rogue Alpha

“Let’s get to breakfast and face this fucking insane family for hopefully the last day.”
― K.N. Banet, Royal Pawn

“You are incredibly wise for being such a train wreck,” he said, chuckling after a minute.”
― K.N. Banet, Snared

“Jacky is like any cat,” Heath said as he came into the house. “They run the show, or they think they do, and there’s not much that will convince them of anything else. Better to try being a partner or a subordinate. It’ll get you further,”
― K.N. Banet, Rogue Alpha

“I made my own choices as well, Heath.” “Would you change any of them?” he asked, giving me a soulful look. “No.” I didn’t even need to think about it but offered an explanation. “To change any of the decisions I’ve made would potentially make me feel as though I’m not living up to my own beliefs or make me a hypocrite. My beliefs in what’s right, what’s wrong, and what’s in between. I won’t ever change what I’ve done, and I don’t regret any of it.”
― K.N. Banet, Royal Pawn

“Mom says yelling and screaming at someone means you haven’t thought clearly about what you’re angry about. It means you want to be angry and you’re not ready to listen.”
― K.N. Banet, Hearts at War

“Carey, my best advice is this. Do better than them. Be smarter. Ace tests and kick ass. They’re trying to bring you down to prove they’re better than you. Don’t let them. Be pretty, be tough, be whatever you want to be. Don’t let them dictate the terms of your life. It’s your life, not theirs.”
― K.N. Banet, Shades of Hate

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions,”
― K.N. Banet, Monsters

“A warrior without knowledge swung blindly. A scholar with no sword couldn’t act on anything they knew or defend the precious information they guarded.”
― K.N. Banet, Legends

“Fantasy allows people to explore topics that would make them uncomfortable in their own lives,” Heath countered. “Reading something that covers difficult topics in a safe way allows people to form new opinions and broaden their ways of thinking.” “I”
― K.N. Banet, Rogue Alpha

“To me, you are the most beautiful person I’ll ever have the pleasure of knowing. You see yourself as damaged goods, and I understand why you see that in the mirror, but I see a woman who has fought for everything she has and still found time to help others. Someone who would throw away her own happiness to protect the life of the man who loved her.”
― K.N. Banet, Legends

“They’re hateful people who need someone to pick on. They’re not doing it because of you. They’re doing it because they want power, and that’s how they find it. They’re doing it because it makes them look better when you look bad. The world will come for them in the end.”
― K.N. Banet, Royal Pawn

“One step at a time, right?” I said as I went to the garage with Heath. “This was just step one.” “That’s right, and you’re not walking alone.” Leaning on his shoulder for a moment, I knew that.”
― K.N. Banet, Secrets and Ruin

“I pulled off my shirt and knew I wasn’t alone. “Did you really follow me to my bedroom?” I demanded, poking my head out of my closet to see Cassius. “Really?” “If she gets hurt, I will never forgive you,” he warned softly. “Obviously,” I snapped, unsurprised. “And if Raphael gets hurt, I’ll kill you. We’ll make it a whole fucking diplomatic incident.”
― K.N. Banet, Monsters

“This is what trauma does to us. It makes us edgy and destroys our trust in the simplest things. We have to work to get it back. It’s never the same, though. It will never be the same, Raphael.”
― K.N. Banet, Monsters

“He’s not your husband,” Adhar repeated. “Then I’ll be a trashy American, but I’m going to sleep in the same bed as my mate, Adhar,”
― K.N. Banet, Legends

“Because we don’t want them to find out Jacky and I are dating,” Heath answered, keeping his eyes on the road.”
― K.N. Banet, Shades of Hate

“Yes, it’s rather unusual,” Davor agreed, sighing heavily. “Certainly not within the bounds of what we know about werecats in the Last Change.” “Of course it’s not,” I growled, frustrated to hear those words from them. “I’m here. It can never be fucking normal.”
― K.N. Banet, Scarred Resolve

“Monica was married to the equally hot brunette, Piper, who was holding me up. Men’s hearts broke every time they learned dick didn’t do it for either of them.”
― K.N. Banet, Snared

“Fantasy allows people to explore topics that would make them uncomfortable in their own lives,”
― K.N. Banet, Rogue Alpha

“He’s older than her, but she has no patience for your grandfather most days either. He’s got a penis and that gives him opinions and she will whack him with a stick too.”
― K.N. Banet, Hearts at War

“There’s a housing crisis,” I pointed out. “I watch the human news sometimes.” “Yes, I’m certain some poor multi-millionaire can’t find the mansion right for them because Landon is holding on to this one,” Heath said dryly, walking away.”
― K.N. Banet, Rogue Alpha

“I know this won’t ease the hurt… but one day, you’ll meet friends who are willing to stand beside you when it’s hard for you to stand at all. The ones who will look fear in the face with you and stay as they hold out a hand to help you up. Those will be the ones you take with you as you get older and face harder challenges.”
― K.N. Banet, Bitter Discord

“They haven’t known you long enough to know you’re chasing something you can have, and you run from it because it’s safer for them.”
― K.N. Banet, Legends

“If you screw me, I’ll get back at you,” I warned softly, a foolish thing to do, but after Lauren’s double-cross and her intention to leave me with the mess once she was out, I didn’t have it in me to be betrayed one more time. “Lauren was going to leave me to deal with the repercussions of what she was doing, what I was going to help her with. If you leave me here to deal with that, I’ll hunt you down.” “And do what?” Alexius asked, amused.”
― K.N. Banet, Servant of the Blood

“If I cut anyone out of my life, it would have been him,” I said, shaking my head in dismay. “He was the one who called me paranoid and ignored my feelings, thinking he could just…handle it all. Like none of it was serious or dangerous or…you know.”
― K.N. Banet, Legends

“Happiness was an elusive thing. Even when things were going well, and there was literally nothing wrong in life, happiness was elusive. Finally,”
― K.N. Banet, Legends

“Davor knows we’re out here and about Rainer,” I said quickly, shattering his plan in one swift sentence. “I’m going to come over this bar and strangle you,” Niko said, dropping the stick to the counter.”
― K.N. Banet, Secrets and Ruin

“it’s a two-person decision to have children. It’s a one-person decision not to have them.”
― K.N. Banet, Legends